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";$[.· O :?.D'!!ir.A..~·CE CALLlNG . A S?ZG!AL· ELECTION m TlL~ CITY O'F PAL'o
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. A PROP.OS:t°T!Ol{ TO: n:cuE A EOl\:'.):!:D !lwEBTED~~ss TO PAY THE COOT
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O'P.· '.!"KE . AC(fu!SI TIO~{ EY. PURC"'ii.ASE • "'J.D INSTAtLAT!Ol{ OF A D~SEL
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Jl'..N'~·nU:": B'LECTRIC Gfil~?.ATI!iG U'lHT P-OR ,.!ffit WJNIC!P.AL PO'W~R PI£~
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.. o'trr QF ' TEE ORDINARY P-~mAL !NC~~ ;.!fD REVE!;"O."£ 'OP s .. ~..ID CITY.
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W'.uerea:a .-:the lesi s l~ ti ve ·;.n."anch of th.e City of
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:·Palo Al·tti d:t'd ·on the 9t...,,_ day of June, 1919, by a -;ot.e ' of
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:nore t..."'lan. two ·.;.t _hird.a ·-0.f all t2le r:.e:ibe rs of . aaid li?gis-la.
ti~e · brQ-lci"J, detem1ne in due and proper form . that tJ1e pub-.
?-ic . ·i~tei~at and publ'ic neceeai ty dema.nd e ·e~tain ·:public im~
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provement~· fn ~d · for . :~aid City of ?alo Alt:). to wi~:
.elect:-ic ·: ge:nerat.i·ng unit for the M.un:i.cipa.l Power Pla.T'lt of
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W'hei:reas, the :!..a.yo:-,. 'being the executive of said
city' "o:f ' Palo Al.to did~ on t~"'.'e 9th day o!." .rune a ·1~i9, duly
8.rld. ·: regulal"ly approve a.uc.h. s.6 ti on of 8aid legis.la.ti ve 'branch;
NOW,' Trra::re:F'OHE ~ TliE comwr:, o~· THE ' c !TY OF ?ALO
ALTO, DO ORDAH! AS l~LLOWS', TO WlT:
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It is hereby det'ermined t!-..a t. the public
·inte!-ea·t .. and . publi ,c . neq~ssity r.equi~e the acquisition by pu:-
. · c!:";.ase .and inzic.llat.ion /Of a. Diesel engine electric gene:-a.ting
Un it for ~he Mu."li c i;?3.l ?owe r J,1a.n t in said c i t:r, as set ! ortb.
. iri .the r.e·soluti~'n above i'ef.erred . tor declaring the public
·n :ecessi tY "thereo.f; an<! it is hereby dee:led th.a. t 1 t is ncces
ss.ri to ':incu.r . the : inde'btednea.s herein men.tioned in excess . of
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t'be money in th.e treasury ap;pli'ea'ole tor the purpoae for which
.. · ea.i.d. indebted!':less i& being ineu.rree;
·1ha.t the_ approximate assessed va.lu.ati on of a.ll prop-
. er"t.y wi<tbin the lirJlits o:f as.id City of ?alo Alt.ct is
That -th-e preaent outstanding in~ebted.neas a.gai.nst
· aa.id City is a.pp:-oxim.ately $31 f.J''"'z ... ,( Od.
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' Th.at the a1mu.al income and .re'Venue of se.id City is
equal to and not greater th~ the a.."'ln1..ial expendi ~u.:res o! S3.id
City; that t:he a.mount of indebtedness now proposed to oe in-
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c~rre~, toget.Aer with a.ll other i::ideoted.nes2 e:.£ ca.id. City :i.s
. lees 'tfls.n 15' per cent, t .. o wit:. is a:pproxim..etely 8 per cent
o-f. th:e· assessed vo.lu.a:~ion of a.ll :p:-cperty w:i thin the corpor·
.ate li:mi·i:. s o·f aai d City ..
· §.~e:r ~-· J.:n. election shall b·e li.eld in ~he City of
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Palo Al.to. C.,ount.y of San":.a Clara., State of California.,. on Wed-
·nesday,. June 25th,. 1919-· to submit to· the qualifiec votert'
· oS said ·:H.y of Ps,lo Al to the following pro:posi tion to in-
cur a.b-onded in:C:..ebted..."!ess of said. Cit;;/. to w1t:
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The. proposition to incul" a 'bonded indebtedness of
seven~y ... £ivetl1ousa.n.d dollare in golc: coin of the United Sta.tea
o:r A."'ner1ca for the· acq1.tiaition by :purchase and installation
of a.<D:fese'l engine electric gene:ating ".lnit for the Yunieipal
l?owe:-Plao"lt of ea.id City.
Tl:.at· said last m~mtioned. date, to wit., iled..."lesdn:r~ J'une
25th. 1919, is h.ereby fi:<:ed. a.s the date for holding said elec-
t.ion, and the said p:-Opoa :!. ti1'n to incur sa.id r:r:.mic.ipal indeot.
edness· is herebv submitted to so.id vot~e.rs ~er thei: dete:min-, \ .,,
I't re qui res a=•d sita.11 re qui re the votes of two-t;ii:-ds
· . ,of ~all vot4;;'H"'3 vo"ting at said. special election :!'or said. purpose
to a.titlio::ize the ineur::"ing of ti.Le ·indebtedness a...".ld the isau.-
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.~ee of bond.a th.e.re:!'o:r pro-posed. i:i said propos i tio?l.
The object ~rid. pu:-pose fo.r ·which said
. 'bonded 1nd.eo,tednees of' seventy-:f'iv~housa."ld dolls.1."s is prop.oeed
to be i~c\; .. rred i.$ for the a.cquisition ·oy purclla.se and inetella.-
tion 0<f·a Di·~·eel .engine electric genera.tins unit fo:: 't.he Mu.ni
ci.:p.al·Powe~,.?lant of.said City of Palo Alto.
<P.la1'la a.nd ei;,ti:r-.a tes o.f the cost. of said :proposition
" h&v;..: been :?I.a.de by a comp~tent engineer by authority of' said
Counc1.l which plans a.nd esti:.riate we::-e reported to sa.id Couneil
and were duly filed, in the office of the ole:r'k of said City be-
"t9l.'e tlle a.doptio:l of th.is ordinance an c. whi c-h are hereby re-
Thst the estimated cost of said acquisi-
· tie::l .by iure:b.aee, and in:s ta.lla. ti on o"f .a Jieael engine elec trie
e3nerat.ing -;ini t is the sum o!' $event.y-f'ivethousand dollars .. all
found. :a..l"'ld. is declB.!"ed to 'be an a:T.oUJ:'lt too great. to be paid. ou.t
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of tb"e ordinary annual income and revenue of sai<i City •
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mien ti one proposition to :in-~·..:.r said indebtedness o! · seventy-...five
thousand dol;la:ra in .gold coin for the object and pitrpoee set
forth shall be a.do;pted "oy the ~u~lified ·10. ter$ of sail.t City as
in t.his ordinance .s..~d by law p::cvided, then and i:i that ease,
bonds of said City in the S..."nOU!lt of: seve:::.ty-fivet!:.ousand col-
gold coin as a.:~oreeaid~ r'or t.1.e 'oa.yment of the eo~t of . . ~ .
tb.e a.cquisition by ::n.:.rchase a."'Hi insta.lls:tlon of a. !>iesel engine
genera.ti.ng •J.n·it. fo:-the Uunic:ipa.l ?ewer Plant of said City,
shall i ssu\"! ,as !o lJ.::iwe, to wit~
Sa.id bonds slia!.l be negotiable in fo:-:n and shall be
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of the c..."lara.cter known a~ ~serials.• and shall 'bear t...'le :rate
of intere·st hereinafter p:'"ov!ded.
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The bo~ds a-.; thorized to be i·ssuec at s~.id elect.ion
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.an'd: !''Or· a .. aid · _pro·poai ti en shall b:)ar i~te:rest fro:n their issu-
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. '.!l'.!Ce Until .~id at t.h.1~· .!"ate Of five per Cent p-er ar~wz., payable
The principal and interest of said bor.ds shall
he payable in gold. coin of the United. St.ate3 of .Ameriea in the
of tn1id bonds" determined. by the leg:le·latiV'e branch of said
Ci1.:J" to be one t"Nen ty ... f 1.fth part o:f the whole a:iou.."'lt of said
.indebt~\d.ne B!h 2'b.all be pe.ic. each and every year at the City
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Tr:eO.suey in said City of Palo Alto on a day a.."'ld da.-:e ~o be
hereinafter fixed by ea.id legislo.t1ve oranch, together with
the interest il:?O!l all s\;ms u..1paid t·.t. such dates~ p:rovided tr..e.t
the interest on aaid bo11C.o shall be paid se:ni-s.r.k"n.tally, so t.1::.at
there sha.'il ~e a :p~e:1 t o! interest on all su:s then ur..pai·!
·oeing du.e the date of· the payment of the annual insta.llment
. o!-the principal of such indebtedness as afore said.
evidenced. 'by tr ... e p:rope r coupons attached to ea.eh bond for each
aemi..;.a:r.i.ni1al p.ayme'.t"4 t of int~r'1:3t to beco!!e due on such bond,.
provided to be subrc.i tted. e.t said eleetion, no'!' a.n:y p.?'oposi-
·tion o::. proposition3 for incur:rine a .municipal indeoted.ness
sim.i.la.r to or su'bsta..11.tially or i?l s:ny ·:anne:r t!le sa...i:ie a.s the
propdsition herein cont.ai~ed, ha.s not been submitted. to the
qualified electors of said City. o:-voted 'J.:<m, ~::."!'ailed to
r~ceive the zequisite twc.;,thirds vote of tl1e qualified elec-
tors voting at any election held wi tnin six months prior to
t::O.e date of t:r.-e passage of this ordinance ..
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aut...~orized to be created a.t sa.id electi~m eh.all be :-epresented
by. bonds payable. in the ma.nne.r e.!'oresaid, and that such borids
6~..all "be.ia~ued in such denomination or d.eno:uinationa as the
le·gi'iila:ti ve ·ora.nch of eaid Ci ~.y shall authorize.
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And trMit said bonds shall ·oe known a.s Power Plant
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cr.t:.. :holding a.aid election. a.nd of voting thereat for and a.-·. I , .
· g·ainst incµ.rrir.1.g said ind.e'btedneas, shall be a.s provided in
·th.is ordinance» s.nd that in all particulars not recited here-
in es.id ele:b:ti on Zl'i.all be held ae p:-ovided. by Article I!I I
Par.:t I, Codif'ied ·o:rdi:o.a.nee No. 1 o! t..~e City of Palo Al to, for
he·ldins; · s.uch muni ci:pa::1 :: elections, tb.e gene ~·el eleetio:·? la.11-s ·
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. · 6£ :the. S.tate cf California. so far as the sa:.a.e rAJJ.Y be a.:pplica-
bl~'.i. ab.all :a,pp1y: provided 11 howe'V'er. t'.b.a. t instructions S.."'ld
sample ballots need not. be mailed to the voters.
Said e lcret.i on shall ibe conducted by a. bo a.r C. .of e lee-
tio:-'l in es.ob. of the three voti~g preci nets of said City. whi c..."i
shall consi:st of one inspector. ~ne j 1..iilge, one clerk and cme
'oallot c;lerk. whose d.uties S.."ld power s~..all oe the &.e.:ne s.s t:i'l.088
of a. Bo~d of Ele.ction. and of··· sucll election off ice rs rcs:pec-
t.i~ely urrd.el" t~e ·law co·.re.rirlg ::unicipar elect.io~J. and in s:..."ly
:P~rtimJ:la.rs ,not cove:;ed. "oy :i3uch law, then under the said gen
;or~..l ele.eticn .laws of sa.id-, State. If' a:a.y of the membe:-s o!
the said Eoardhereina.fte::-:nentio!led fs.il to attend t..~e openi?lg
of ~'"le p¢ll$. on· the mo.ming of such elect.!~:m, the electors o!'
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th-e precinet. present at th.at hour may aupply the pla.ee o!' any
su.eh 3.'bsent zne..~ber 'by appointme1'l t, a.s provided 'by said general
election i'Ciws~
is cons:ti"~u.ted. :a.nd established. hereby as t:a.ree Electric Pre-
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aineu, to be known as "~u..."'lici:pal Election Precincts
NO'. l> 2 e..nd "' all ir..elueive.
That se.id votir~ preci1'lcts t~e places of poll·
ing t~e! .. e in, 3. t wh'i ch the pol.le in precinct. will be
·held on· ea.id ds.y of said electicn in ea.id City!t s11all be
: lows, tc ~it:
.All that
pert.ion of tr~ City of Palo Alto lee ·within Prec'incts
Co·unty o: Santa. Clara. fo:· General, Ste. te s...l'ld County E'lec-
tion.$fb< she.11 conati t\!te e.nd be des:i.gnated a.s .Municipal
:Elect.ion Precinct No .. l for said elce-:.ion,. a."fld tt.e place
of voting ·in :s~iC. Precinc't ~ro .. l sh~ll be ~t. th.e Fire De-
University .Avenue.and Lytton Avem;.e ir.. said City.
And t.he officers to cond~ct ·sei~ elec~io~, 3l'ld
Elect.ion ?r·ecinct. No ... 1 a.re i!e!"eby e .. ppo.int.ed a.a !ollO'W's,
Clerk: Je~sie .!:! •. :~i
Mu.nici 'Cal Election ::P~nct Ko. 2. All t.h.t\ t
:portio~ of. the City of Pal.o ... ~lto located. wit.bin l?recinct.s
7~ 9, 10. 11 and 12, a.e eonstituteC'. s.ne desi.gnated by the
C0:u..?tty of Sa:;.ta Clara :·or Gene:-a.1, State a.nc Cou.nty Elec ...
.Election )lrecir.ct :-=o .. ~ for s~id electior..: and the place
_of vc;>:tinf.; in said· Precinct !fo. 2 shall be at the C"ro.:nma.r
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And the officere to conduct said electicn, and
who sr.c.11 cone ti tute tb.e Elect.ion :30~.rd 1r:. said ?!ttr:iei:;e.1
Election Precinct No .. 2 are hereby appointee as :!'c-llows.
to wit:
Inspect or
Judge·
Clerk ·
p~::-:tiein o! the City <if Palo Al't-o loca't.ed within Precincts
8 and 13 as eonsti tuted a:c.c de·sit;ne.tetl by the County of
Sarita C~a.rs.. fer General, Stat.-.e and County Electior.s·.shcll ·
constitute &.nc· be design.a.tee. as Munioipo.l Elec~ion Pre~
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cine;t No. 3. fo-r said elieetion: and the :place of voting iri
S:!lid Preci:;nc;t N'o. 3 eh.all be tJ:.e gti.rage e.t. No. 281 i<..im
bt:i.rce.C.ero Road.
And. the o!:f'iccre to conduct sai<i election, and
who\.fah&ll eons ti tute the Elect.ion .'Bos.rd in said Municipal
.Eleci1;'Cn Precinct l\ o ... 3 t.i.:."e :~;.ere .. oy s.ppoirj ted. a.a :follows,
to wit:
·Inspector J. L .. Gree~-I
:Ballot Clerk Clo.ra .?, • Coe
· Tlle polle eha.ll be opened ct said ;polling pl~ces
at six o'clock in U::e morn:i.ng of said d.ay of election and
shall be kept open until seven o'clock in the evenir~ of
sa·id de~Y• 'When the poll.a shall be clotted.
It is here·oy ordered ar.d. required t..';ia t of:t .. ic i·a.l
p::::·inted ballotz aha.11 be used for voting at saiC. elccti·on,
encl .·. ~ t tl::e sa.id p:roposi ti on to be voted upon shall be
stated on said p:rinted ballots:i ns follovre, to wit:
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9 Sha.ll the City of Palo Alto incur a 'bonded. ir.-
C.ebtednees cf seventy-f."iTet.housaz:d dollars for the a.eq,u.i
$l~.ion by purchase· 5r.d ins to.lla.tion of a Diesel engine
electric generating unit fo: t!le M.u.nici;pa.l Power Plant.'?"
.After said pro;posi ti on to be voted. u.poni. there
sha.ll be ;:rin tE:C. on the of:f i-cial 'ballots,. the words: *Fo:-
the Prc~oefti on," and n;i.gs.inst ·the Propo$! tion," w! th a.
blank voting square after each.
'V"oters vot.i~ a.t said elect:~on shall use only
the official ballot a, e.nd shall indicate thei:r clloice by
etS:Z:ping" &. c1·oss (X) in the nq,v.are after. the ·words: "For
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th~ Propoe.ition," i:f they de2.i:rt:-to vote fo:r S.."'ld in fa.v:ir
of th.e p.ro;poti t:!.on to ir..cur said i~debtedness, or 'by stamp-
ing ·a e:rot:is (X} in 'the square a!'t er the words: •A.gain-at th.e
·Proposition,,,.• if UH?Y desire to vote against the p:-opoeitio?1
to incur eaie. ir~deb tednees ..
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. ss.id bonds sha.11 be cleposi ted in the ci t~1 treasury in the
City of Palo Alto in a approprit~te fund, e.nd shall be ap-
plied exclt;.2il"ely to the purpoce sne object :nentioned in
The City Clerk of t:r.e CH.:i of Palo
·Alto iz he:=eby directed ~o hs:ve of!icial ballots printed in
cor.:·fonx.i ty with the direeti cma of this O:"dinanc:e a!ld ie
further di.rected and :-e·quired to ca'U.Se this ordinance to
i!'.l: r;onpa,r:e.i. 1 ":.ype
be :pt:.blishedLin the D~..i ly l'alo Alto '::irnes from the ilt:h
"' to the 24th day o.f June. 1Sl9', inclusive.~·bei:ng 8 pu.'bli-
ce.tions. a newspaper of general circ·u.la.tion, prix::. ted a.nd
published daily ir.. eeid City of Pa.lo Alt.Ott excepting
ilolidsy~, which; publication shall be made in aa.id ne\\"Spaper
'Once a. day for the days as stated, separate inse:-tior-.s as
often as ss.i.d i1ews:pa.:per is :published:. and 'bei.rig not -less
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than or.ce a. day for a.t lea.at eight days.
Se.e, .. 10. Thie ordina.n.cc shall take ef'.feet snd
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